Over the last couple of years we’ve worked with half a dozen communities on the development of risk assessments and resilience plans for flood and other natural hazards. With each project, and with each international news story highlighting a disaster, we have become increasingly interested in better understanding the ‘intangibles’ – the things that are […]
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Ebbwater Project Engineer Heather Murdock co-authored a paper entitled “Assessment of Critical Infrastructure Resilience to Flooding Using a Response Curve Approach” which was recently accepted for publication in a special issue on “Disaster-risk Reduction and Impact Assessment for Resilience and Sustainability” in the Journal of Sustainability. This paper is based on research conducted as part of […]
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Is engineering a helping profession? At Ebbwater we certainly think so! This is the theme that Ebbwater Principal Tamsin Lyle will be speaking to at the Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC) Annual Conference as part of a panel discussion on Friday, October 19th. The session “Engineering Change for Your Community” will touch on several themes […]
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We know that it is the middle of summer, and that winter storms and coastal flooding are not top of mind…but we are glad to say that they were top of mind at this week’s City of Vancouver council meeting. On Tuesday, Council unanimously passed a staff report that provided an update on sea level […]
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A few years back, we suggested that the City of Surrey broaden their arsenal of public communication materials as part of initial planning for sea level rise. They’ve since gone on to create lots of fantastic communications materials (that we certainly can’t take credit for). We will however take credit for two StoryMaps that we’ve […]
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In the wake of floodwaters across the Province – the Globe and Mail spoke to our principal, Tamsin Lyle, last week. Check it out here.
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The Ebbwater team were retained by the Comox Valley Regional District last fall to develop a flood risk assessment for the Oyster River/Saratoga Beach area on the east coast of Vancouver Island. We wrapped this a couple of months ago – and presented it to their elected officials last week. The Comox Valley Record was […]
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UPDATED WITH WATER LEVEL FORECAST FOR 23-MAY THROUGH 27-MAY. Please note that with the flows and tides currently dropping we will update if and only water levels are predicted to rise substantially. The Province of BC issues forecasts of water levels along the Lower Fraser River during periods of heightened flood threat. The forecasts, descriptions […]
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